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MTA Maryland operates a comprehensive [[MTA Maryland bus service|bus]] network, including many local, express, and commuter buses, [[Baltimore Light RailLink|a light rail network]] connecting [[Hunt Valley, Maryland|Hunt Valley]] in the north to BWI Airport and [[Glen Burnie station|Glen Burnie]] in the south, and a [[Baltimore Metro SubwayLink|subway line]] between [[Owings Mills, Maryland|Owings Mills]] and [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtamaryland.com/ |title=Maryland Transit Administration |publisher=Maryland Transit Administration |access-date=April 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405053628/http://www.mtamaryland.com/ |archive-date=April 5, 2007 }}</ref> A proposed rail line, known as the [[Red Line (Baltimore)|Red Line]], which would link the [[Social Security Administration]]'s headquarters in [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]] to [[Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center]] in East Baltimore, was cancelled in June 2015 by former Governor [[Larry Hogan]]. In June 2023, Governor [[Wes Moore]] announced the relaunch of the Red Line project.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://redlinemaryland.com/ | title=redlinemaryland.com | publisher=Maryland Transit Administration | access-date=July 31, 2023| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230731180130/https://redlinemaryland.com/| archive-date= July 31, 2023 }}</ref> The Charm City Circulator (CCC), a [[shuttle bus service]] operated by First Transit for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, began operating in the downtown area in January 2010. Funded partly by a 16 percent increase in the city's parking fees, the Circulator provides free bus service seven days a week, picking up passengers every 15–25 minutes at designated stops during service hours.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://transportation.baltimorecity.gov/charm-city-circulator | title=Charm City Circulator | date=August 10, 2020 | publisher=Baltimore City Department of Transportation | access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref><ref name="CCC City Paper">{{cite news| url=http://www2.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=20397| title=The Charm City Circulator is more than a cool free bus| author=John Barry| work=Baltimore City Paper| date=July 7, 2010| access-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref> The Charm City Circulator consists of four routes, the Green Route runs from City Hall to Johns Hopkins Hospital via Fells Point, the Purple Route runs from 33rd Street to Federal Hill, the Orange Route runs between Hollins Market and Harbor East, and the Banner Route runs from the Inner Harbor to [[Fort McHenry]].<ref name="CCC Baltimore Sun">{{cite news| url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-charm-city-circulator-routes-back-20230119-tf3pf2jr3faalh52yw6zkf2p74-story.html| title=After vendor transition, Baltimore's Charm City Circulator routes being restored to normal frequency| author=Dan Belson| work=Baltimore Sun| date=January 18, 2023| access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> Baltimore has a [[water taxi]] service, operated by [[Baltimore Water Taxi]]. The water taxi's six routes provide service throughout the city's harbor, and was purchased by [[Under Armour]] CEO [[Kevin Plank]]'s Sagamore Ventures in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/10/12/first-of-sagamores-new-water-taxis-hits-the-water.html |title=First of Sagamore's new water taxis hits the water |date=October 12, 2016 |newspaper=Baltimore Business Journal |access-date=June 22, 2017 |first=Jonathan |last=Munshaw }}</ref> In June 2017, the BaltimoreLink bus network redesign was launched. The BaltimoreLink redesign consisted of a dozen high frequency, color-coded routes branded CityLink, running every 10 to 15 minutes through downtown Baltimore, along with changes to local and express bus service, rebranded LocalLink and ExpressLink.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-baltimorelink-launch-20170619-story.html|title=Some bumps in the road for bus riders as BaltimoreLink hits city streets|last1=Richman|first2=Colin |last2=Campbell |first1=Talia|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=June 22, 2017|date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). 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